Head-rest.



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(Application filed July 20, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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JOHN RANDOLPH KIRK, OF EAST LAS VEGAS, TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO.

HEAD- REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 689,097, dated December17, 1901.

Application filed July 20, 1901- To cbZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J OHN RANDOLPH KIRK, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of East Las Vegas, in the county of San Miguel andTerritory of New Mexico, have invented a new and Improved I-Iead-Rest,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. 1

This invention relates to a class of headrests adapted for support ofthe headof a person while riding in railroadcars, and has for its objectto provide novel details of construction for a device of the characterindicated which are very simple and that afford a readily-arranged restfor support of a travelers head in comfortable position, said devicebeing attachable to the body of the one using the same as a head-rest.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in Which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side View of the invention applied. Fig. 2 is apartly-sectional front elevation of the device in position on the personof the user, indicated by dotted lines; and Fig. 3 is an enlargeddetached plan View of details, parts being in section, substantially onthe line 3 3 in Fig. 2.

As a support for the head-rest proper a base-plate t is provided,preferably curved, as shown in Fig. 3, this form and the upward archingof the base-plate so as to afford a corresponding concavity in the lowerside, adapting it to seat upon either shoulder of the person who is touse the head-support. The base-plate 4. is securable upon the body ofthe user of the device by two straps 5 5, which are attached near thewidest end of the plate at opposite points by rivets or other means, onestrap having a buckle5 on the free end, which may be connected with anyone of a series of perforations a, formed at intervals in the endportion of the other strap. A bracket-stand is erected on the base-plate4, consisting of the footpiece 6, substantially similar in form to thatof the base-plate and secured thereto by rivets or screws. Near thecenter of the footpiece 6 a hollow post 7 is erected, which islongitudinally slotted, as at b, to render its walls resilient, and uponSerial No. 69,065. (No model.)

the upper end of the post a clamping-band 8 is secured, perforated earsthat project therefrom receiving a bolt 9, having a winged nut 10 on onethreaded projecting end. In the hollow post 7 a standard is slidablyheld by the clamping-band 8 and bolt and nut 9 10, so that a desireddegree of longitudinal adjustment of the standard may be readilyeffected in an obvious manner. The standard mentioned is preferablyformed of a single wire rod of spring metal that is bent at itslongitudinal center, so as to afford a laterally-elongated loop 11 atthe upper end of the standard and which is bent at a right angle to themain portions of the material. From the offset loop 11 two straightlimbs ll are extended alongside of each other and form the body of thestandard, that is slidable in the hollow post 7.

The head-rest block 12 is formed of wood or other suitable materialwhich is suitably bent, so as to give it a segmental form, the

concave side of which is nearest the head of the user when in positionfor service. The inner side of the curved head-rest block 12 is convexin cross-section, as shown in Fig. 2, and said rest-block may be coveredwith any suitable material, such as plush fabric, to render itcomfortable in use.

At or near the center of the rest-block 12, upon its outer side, acoupling-head is secured, which consists of two locking-toes c c,projecting oppositely from an arm 0, that curves outward and downwardfrom a bracketplate 0 The plate 0 is affixed upon the restblock 12intermediately of its ends, so that the toes 0 will be held projectedfrom the outer surface of the rest-block.

To connect the coupling-head that has been described with the elongatedloop 11, the standard having the loop is removed from the post '7, andthe two limbs 11 are spread apart sufficiently to permit an insertion ofthe toes one after the other through theloop. Theresilience of thematerial forming the loop 11 and limbs 11 is such that the loop whenfree to do so will close, so as to impinge the limbs 11 upon each otherand also loosely embrace the body of the arm 0, whereby a peculiardetachable hinge-joint is provided between the head-block and thestandard.

In arranging the device for use the baseplate 4 is secured upon theshoulder of the person about to use the head-rest and toward which hedesires to incline his head by passing the straps 5 across the back andbreast and then buckling the ends of the straps together beneath the armthey trend toward. The standard may now be arranged for height so as topermit a proper inclination of the head toward the rest-block 12 and thebody of the person be disposed in an easy posture on the seat and backof the car chair orseat.

It will be seen that various adjustments may be effected by changing theposition of the base-plate 4 toward or from the neck of the wearer onaccount of the slope of the Wearers neck and also by elevating orlowering the rest-block l2, and it will furthermore be seen that therest-block and standard supporting it may be inclined rearward or theblock extended more or less behind the head by alteration of theposition of the baseplate 12.

When not in use, the device may be separated into three main portionsthat may be wrapped with the straps 5 5, that if buckled together attheir ends will hold the device as a compact package.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A head-rest,comprising a base-piece securable upon a persons shoulder, a hollowlongitudinally-slitted post erected upon the base-piece, a standardslidable in the hollow post, a clamp on the top of said post which byadjustment holds the standard at a desired point of adjustment, anotfset projection on the upper end of the standard, a head-rest block,and means for detachably securing the offset end of the standard uponthe head-rest block.

2. A head-rest, comprising a base-piece, straps thereon adapted tosecure the basepiece on the shoulder of a person, a slitted post, aclamping device on the top of the post, a standard comprising an offsetloop and two spring-limbsdepending from saidloop,a headrest block, and acoupling-head secured upon the head-rest block and having two dependking toes which detachably engage the loop.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN RA-NDOLPII KIRK. Witnesses K. D. GOODALL, HARRY F. BLAUVELT.

